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Suffixes/Prefixes
Suffixes and prefixes to common terms
| Terms | Definition |
|---|---|
| -meter | measure, measuring instrument |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -scopy | process of viewing |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study or science of |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -pathy | disease |
| -scope | instrument used for viewing |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -oma | tumor |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -phasia | speaking |
| -oxia | condition of oxygen |
| -physis | growth |
| -malacia | softening |
| -philia | loving or affinity for |
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary muscle contraction |
| -algia | condition of pain |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -ism | condition or disease |
| -sclerosis | condition of hardening |
| -plasia | formation, or growth |
| -rrhagia | abnormal discharge |
| -phobia | fear |
| meta- | after or change |
| a- | without or absence of |
| contra- | counter or against |
| con- | with, together, or jointly |
| anti- | against or opposite |
| di- | double |
| ambi- | both |
| quad- | four |
| hemi- | half |
| bi- | two |
| primi- | first |
| tri- | three |
| pan- | all |
| semi- | half or partial |
| uni- | one |
| multi- | many, more than once, or numerous |
| poly- | excessive, over, or many |
| mono- | one |
| nulli- | null or none |
| ab- | away from |
| dia- | through |
| ad- | toward |
| endo- | within |
| ante- | before |
| extra- | outside |
| ep-, epi- | upon, over, above, or on top |
| ana- | up or toward |
| infer- | under, beneath, below |
| ec-, ecto- | outside or out |
| para- | alongside or abnormal |
| dis- | apart or away |
| peri- | around |
| ex-, exo- | outside or away from |
| inter- | between |
| eso- | inward |
| sub- | below |
| post- | to follow after |
| pre- | to come before |
| super-, supra- | above |
| sym-, syn- | together or joined |
| a-, an- | without or absence of |
| hypo- | deficient, abnormally low, below |
| neo- | new |
| tachy- | rapid, fast |
| dys- | bad, abnormal, painful, or difficult |
| macro- | large |
| hyper- | excessive, abnormally high, above |
| circum- | around |
| brady- | slow |
| micro- | small |
| eu- | normal or good |
| mal- | bad |
| pseudo- | false |
| heter-, hetero- | different |
| trans- | through, across, or beyond |
| mega-, megalo- | large or great |
| nonconstructed terms | must be committed to memory |
| constructed terms | made up of word parts |
| eponym | term derived from a person's name |
| prefix | a word part that is affixed to the beginning of a word |
| word root | a word part that provides the primary meaning of the term |
| -ectomy | a suffix, to remove |
| o | the most common combining vowel |
| constructed term | a term built from word parts |
| rhin/o | nose |
| mamm/o | breast |
| nat/o | birth |
| path/o | disease |
| mast/e | breast |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| dermat/o | skin |
| ment | mind |
| neur/o | nerve |
| hem/o | blood |
| cardi/o | heart |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| encephal/o | brain |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| hepat/o | liver |
| append/o | appendix |
| oste/o | bone |
| lip/o | tissue |
| thorac/o | chest |
| cephal | head |
| aden | gland |
| arthr | joint |
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